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Feb 22, 2022

Russian colonialism and its misuse of self-determination: Statement by the UNPO General Secretary on the Russian Federation's Recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk

UNPO members are firmly committed to the idea, underlying the creation of the United Nations, that the proper implementation of the right to self-determination is critical to achieving peace and sustainable development. Through the UNPO Covenant, members of the UNPO collectively recognize that implementation of “the right to self-determination … should be based on its broadest and most...

Feb 22, 2022

Russian colonialism and its misuse of self-determination:...

On February 21, the Russian Federation recognized two breakaway territories of Ukraine as independent countries, using that recognition as the pretext for the use of the Russian army in Ukraine. This marks...

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Feb 18, 2022

UNPO response to the United States Reply to Special...

The response of the US government to the communication of the Special Rapporteurs on 21 October 2021, rather than genuinely addressing the Special Rapporteur’s explicit concerns, presents a categorical...

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Feb 07, 2022

Guam : Commission on Decolonization Creates a...

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced a federal policy regarding the US territories, it endorsed the fundamental principle of self-determination, and left all status options open to people within the...

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Dec 15, 2021

UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Releases...

United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Dr Fernand de Varennes Washington, DC, 22 November 2021 Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. From 8 to 22 November 2021, at the invitation of the...

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Mar 30, 2021

"USA has not supported self-determination...

In their letter, UN experts express “serious concern over the U.S. military buildup in the absence of adequate consultation with the Chamorro people and the associated threats to indigenous lands,...

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Oct 19, 2020

Guam: "We Deserve to be Treated with Dignity...

Still today a U.S. colony, Guam currently exploring three different future political status options that include full independence; free association; and statehood within the U.S constitution, which...

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Oct 13, 2020

Taiwan Reopens Representative Office in Guam in...

Hosted by TECO Guam Director General Paul Chen, the event featured virtual addresses by MOFA Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu and Guam Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrerohe. The Taiwanese official said four "Made in...

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Aug 17, 2020

UNPO Welcomes New Member: Meet Guam!

It wasn’t until 1950 that the people of Guam were given even partial privileges of American citizenship. Guam lived under the American naval government’s authority and had sent many petitions...

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Aug 03, 2020

Guam

  OVERVIEW The Mariana Islands were settled more than 3,500 years ago, making them one of the earliest inhabited island chains in the Micronesian sub-region of the Pacific. The Chamorro people of...

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Aug 03, 2020

UNPO Welcomes 5 New Members!

Catalonia First up was the representative from the ANC, Elisenda Paluzie, who discussed the role of the ANC in promoting Catalonia’s right to self-determination and how their organisation has effectively...

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Jul 31, 2020

Guam: Territory to be Inducted into UNPO

Below is an article published by The Guam Daily Post Speaker Tina Muña Barnes is representing Guam in the territory's induction into a Brussels-based organization whose members are indigenous peoples,...

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Jul 29, 2020

UNPO to Welcome Five New Members - Watch the Ceremony...

UNPO General Assembly 2020 New Members Introductions and Election  31 July 2020 | 12h450 - 14h00 Central European Time Live Stream on UNPO's Facebook Page  Since the last General Assembly,...

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Jul 05, 2020

Guam Legislature Advances Resolution in Support...

Below is an article published by Post Guam Speaker Tina Muña Barnes on June 29 introduced a resolution supporting statehood for the District of Columbia. Resolution 335-35 supports the plight...

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Apr 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Guam Supports Taiwan's Participation...

  Photo: The Taiwanese flag (right) flying aside the flags of the US and Guam (CNA photo)    

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Apr 07, 2020

Coronavirus: Guam Struggles with Declining Tourism...

Below is an article published by Pacific Daily News The COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in layoffs on Guam. And more layoffs are being planned, according to Mary Rhodes, president of the Guam Hotel...

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Dec 12, 2019

Guam: Hearing on UNPO membership

  Below is an articled by Michael Lujan Bevacqua published by Pacific Daily News, November 21, 2019   Speaker Tina Muña Barnes has proposed a resolution that would seek Guam’s...

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Nov 14, 2019

Guam: Resolution to Apply for UNPO Membership

The article below is an Immediate Release by Legislature of Guam: Today, Speaker Tina Muña Barnes introduced Resolution 255-35 (LS) with the support of her colleagues - Senator Joe S. San Agustin,...

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Aug 26, 2019

Guam Prepares for Largest March for Self-Determination...

The article below was published by Pacific Daily News Various community groups aim to organize the largest political demonstration on Guam in order to promote the cause of CHamoru self-determination.  "Think...

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